The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-16

He Was AFTER" Another Man Besides Mr..
Kennedy He Claims to Have Been III
Used How He Was "Druy" to Murder by
Being Turned Out of the Hospital.
WASHINGTON, July l5.-John Daily
who stabbed and killed Mr. joseph {.
G. Kennedy, was committed TO Jail by the
coroner yesterday after the inquest A
reporter followed Daily to his cell after
the inquest and endeavored to get some
thing like a connected statement from
him. Al first he refused TO talk. saving
he had expected to make his defense TO
the cOrOner's jury and as il had not lis
tened TO him he would remain silent.
But by dint Of persistent questioning
the reporter succeeded in getting some
thing from him. He said that he left the
almshouse asylum. where he was sent
year ago last March, Wednesday morn.
ing; that he was driven away by the
doctor, who said there was nothing the
matter with him, and he added signif
cantly: 3" II he hadn't druy me away
this wouldn't a'happened.' He admitted
that he brought the knife he used from
the asylum saying he got it and sharpen
ed 1t last summer.
" For the purpose of killing Mr.. Ken
nedy;" asked the reporter.
" For him and for another one was
after" replied Daily, his eyes again as
suming that wild and dangerous glare
AFTER ANOTHER MAN.
He said there was another man be was
after, and he added "If I'd found him
first Id got him" lie refused to say
who the other party was. but added that
his grudgc against him had no connec-
tion with his grievance against Mr. Ken
nedy. He said the other party had had
him "drugged' and tried to murder nim
"Oh, they are no common people," he
added.
"Who are they asked the reporter.
doctors of the gospel, he answered
sayagcly, rs his eyes snapped; they are
the ones that can get the best of YOU
They DO mp d-n quick, too He said
hc was druggcd in Philadelphia in 1877,
and the reporter asked him if that were
true what the parties to the druggng
were doing here.
"Oh they are here" he replied. "They
are detectives dressed in citizens clothes.
They were watching me- couldn't 90
TO the depot TO leave but they were right
in my track
DAILY's STORY OF THE REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTION.
The reporter managed TO bring Daily
back TO his grievance against the late
Mr. Kennedy, an 10y repeated questions
elected substantially the following from
him
About the beginning OF the war his (the
assassins) father purchased the property
on VI street, now known as No 1892
northwest lie said his father bought ii
from Mr. Kennedy and paid, as he un-
derstOOd 80 o FOR the property. In 1877
or 1873 the wife Of the elder Daily died,
and the assassin added, then Kennedy
bought the property back at his own
price. He had il in his own hands and
he had everything his own way" In a
rambling manner Daily went on To say
that his father died in 1889, and he (the
prisoner called on Nr Kennedy about
the property He says Mr. Kennedy told
him that there was $500 coming to the
heirs. who were the prisoner and his sis
ter. tut out Of that the funeral expenses
had 10 be paid that Mr.. Kennedy paid
the funer j expenses, and some time al
terward the prisoner again called on him,
Il called" he said "tO get the 800 he
had promised me, though ought to get
more. He told me so much lies about the
property. He said that my father
had not paid the taxes, and that he
had paid them. And he told me
that he had to borrow money to
pay the taxes. went down to the
tax officer, gave the number of the lot and
everything, and they told me that all
name then went TO lawyer, "A Mr..
McAnalley here. gave him s. and told
him wanted him to get more money out
OF that property for me. He went To-
Kennedy and Kennedy said he had
bought the property of my father for
5000. think it was 5000, but won't be
positive. My lawyer came 10 me and
said Kennedy needn't give me one cent
il he didn't want to that he had every
thing his own way, and if he offered me
300 for me TO take il. went to Ken
nedys Office. He and his son were there.
Kennedy went out he back way, but he
came back after a while. asked MIN
when he would have my money. He
said, i don't knoN that owe you any
thing; well see about that walked
out Some time after that | met his son,
and he told me TO come down ! went
down and saw Kennedy. He pulled
down big book, turned over some Of the
leaves, and said Here's $50 your father
got that | never got credit for said
all right, and he gave me a check for $50"
Daily said II was druy to il. That's
the truth ! was druy 10 it,"
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